One week.

It's been quiet here on my blog.

I've been AWAY from the internet....

but I haven't been still.

 

I've been sewing orphans together....

and Playing with scraps.

Cutting t-shirts up....

and weaving outside!

Making rugs and things.

Nice BUMPY rugs!!!!

Loving the granddaughter....

and taking little ones swimming.

Eating.

Ice cream.....

and pancakes.

;)

 

O.k.

I DID sit still a little bit.....

with my VERy FAVORITE camping blanket!!!

 

I admired the BLUE sky....

Saw spring coming.....

And listened to the sounds of NATURE!!!

 

Home again.

Nice to be away....

and nice to be home.

 

So happy there's a balance in life.

:)

 

 

Home again!

I just returned from a ***wonderful*** family trip!

We spent a long weekend

In La Quinta, Ca.

There were 5 of us who had to

SQUEEZE into our van

for the drive....

 

Five people

PLUS duffle bags and food!!!

We were packed to the GILLS!!!

But....

I still NEEDED some projects to work on, right??

right!!!

 

The above photo shows the projects I brought!

 

I worried that after squeezing it ALL IN

I wouldn't have time to work on them!

 

But...

I did!!!

 

Between tennis, hiking, cooking, swimming.....

 

During REST TIME...

I did some weaving!!!

 

I'm so glad I took my loom!

 

Then I hand stitched the binding on this one!

 

Last, but not least,

I made progress on this handquilted treasure!'

My dump and sew quilt! ;)

The END is in sight friends!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

 

I was so pleased to get things done

WITHOUT a sewing machine!

 

Hey!!!

We even had another family picture taken!!!

 

Two pictures of everyone together within 2 weeks!!!

THAT won't happen again!!!

;)

 

 

Vacation Time!

I'm taking a little trip!

The bags are packed.

The dinners are prepared for the family!

(I get extra POINTS for that one!)

AND...

I finally figured out what to take along for the

L-O-N-G car trip.

I wasn't worried about supplies for the class...

I wasn't worried about forgetting my toothbrush...

NO.......

I've been WORRIED about a handwork project!!!

I've had SO many finishes lately,

(like my hawaiian pillow),

 I thought I had RUN OUT of take-along projects!!!!

This is a little table runner I began a while ago.

I'm So happy I ran into it today...

JUST in the NICK of time!!!!

If this corner of blogland's a little quieter this week...

You'll know why!

I'll be taking a class from Hollis Chatelain

way up in Northern California

at the Empty Spools Seminar!!!

Woo Hoo! for learning more about QUILTING!!!!

I'm so thankful my husband is willing to

"hold down the fort" while I'm gone!

What a sweetie!

camping....

I'm touching down into blogland.

I'm FAR away from my sewing machine,

computers, and the normal hum drum...

Isn't this beautiful?

And this?
We can still camp in October here where I live.
The weather is soooo perfect.

I did pack some supplies.....


A peek at a small quilt I'm working on
for a local art show.
The due date is soon, so I'd better get busy!




The back of this small quilt.
See all my stitches?
I'm using a large needle and 2 strands of
embroidery floss.



My weekend sewing kit!
Hopefully everything I will need.

The kind of supplies that the kids care about.

:)

Everyone wants some!

I'm sleeping under these.

L-O-V-E-L-Y!!

Here are the troops!

The four big kids couldn't make it,

But the too little whippersnappers came along.

SO did GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!

YEAH!